WANA Institute receives 2015 Access to Justice award

AMMAN — The West Asia-North Africa Institute (WANA), located in Amman and operating under the guidance of HRH Prince Hassan, has been selected as the 2015 winner of the Access to Justice award by the global law firm Clifford Chance, according to a statement released this week.

WANA will receive a donation of 50,000 euros from the Clifford Chance Foundation and 500 hours of pro bono work. Erica Harper, executive director of WANA Institute, said much of the region’s justice system does not afford equal opportunity and legal protection to women, which has brought on negative implications for economic growth, livelihoods, social equity and stability. 

She further remarked the funding and pro-bono staff hours provided through the award will allow the WANA Institute to further its work in women’s legal empowerment, including combining legislative reform with training for lawyers and judges and raising the awareness of women’s legal empowerment.